By Chernor AlimamyKamara
A community based Non- Governmental Organization (NGO), Love Aid has boosted education in Kissy in the East end of Freetown.
This was disclosed at its formal launch on Friday 21st October, 2022 by Board Chairman of the NGO, William Conteh.
He added that most of the schools in Kissy lack furniture, noting that a combination of those challenges prompted them to establish the NGO to give back to their community.
By Saio Marrah
A former Secretary and Legal Adviser of the Rokel Commercial Bank, Margaret Davies, says she plans to take legal action against the Managing Director of the bank, Ekundayo Gilpin, on allegations of sexual harassment and wrongful dismissal.
She disclosed this to journalists and other local and international human rights organisations at a press conference organised by a law firm, Marrah and Associates, at the Africell American Corner in Freetown on Wednesday 19th October, 2022.
By Alpha Abu
Next year’s General Elections will be based on the Proportional Representation electoral system instead of the First Past the Post system.
The Chief Electoral Commissioner, Mohamed Konneh, who is acting under the directive of President Julius Maada Bio has confirmed to Politico that the electorate will elect their MPs under the District Block system in the June 2023 polls.
By Alpha Abu
The Manager of Skye Bank in Sierra Leone, Ikubolaje Nicol is being detained at the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) in Freetown following the death of Sinnah Kargbo who was also a staff at Skye.
The circumstances surrounding the young woman’s death are still unclear as detectives continue with their investigations in the wake of varied unconfirmed accounts over the location and manner of her death.
By Ruth Yeabu Sesay
People in Freetown have expressed frustration over the hike in prices of foodstuffs in the country and urged the government to ensure that the markets are monitored.
Businessman Hassan Kabia told Politico that the relevant institutions responsible for regulating prices are falling short of their responsibilities. He noted that because prices are not regulated in the country, suppliers increase the prices of products as they want, leaving they the retailers with no option but to return sell in a way to make a profit as well.
PEN Sierra Leone has called for library reading hours to be reintroduced in the time table of primary schools in the country. This call was made in an advocacy forum in Freetown by the Secretary General of PEN, Nathaniel Pearce during the launching of the ‘Read, Children Read! Campaign in Freetown.
By politico staff writer
United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix has expressed appreciation to Sierra Leone for its strong support to UN Peacekeeping and for the service and sacrifice of its military and police personnel deployed in different parts of the world.
Supported by: Open Society Initiative for West Africa (OSIWA)
